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Sharia law has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed

"sharia is only applicable to Muslims"

"under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state"

2

An Islamic legal system, based upon the Qur'an, hadith, and tafsir and subsequently modified and interpreted by Islamic judges.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
law
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
hudud
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